Jenny Reeves | Desert Mosaic Pendant | Saturday, February 6, 2027 | 8:00 am until 5:00 pm
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Description
Title of class: Desert Mosaic Pendant
Instructor: Jenny Reeves
Date of Class: Thursday, February 6, 2027
Time: 8:00 am until 5:00 pm
Maximum number of students:
Level: should have basic experience with the torch, saw and flex-shaft.
Type: combination of both techniques and project
Class Fee: $290
Kit Fee: $125
Kit includes
Design templates
Argentium filings (pre-ground -about .5g. I’ll demo how I make them.)
.25g Accent Gold for Silver
Small plastic containers
Fine-tipped paint brush
Use of instructor tools:
Glue stick
Distilled water
Adalox discs
Split-mandrels for Adalox
Sandpaper
Sanding drums
Burs
Wood forming blocks
Sifters
Fiberglass brushes
Instructor will have the following for use in class
Complete soldering station setups – torches, annealing pans/soldering platforms, flux, flux brushes, quench bowls, pickle, solder picks, copper tongs, soldering pliers, tweezers
Single burner hot plates
STUDENT SUPPLY LIST
MATERIALS REQUIRED FOR CLASS
1.5” x 4” 20 ga Argentium sheet
Solder
TOOLS REQUIRE FOR CLASS
Bench pin and 3″ c-clamp
Small charcoal block (new or sanded 100% flat)
Solder pick
Tweezers
Saw
Hand files #1 cut
Half-round/half-flat pliers or ring forming pliers
Rawhide or dead-blow mallet (if you don’t want to wait – recommended)
Glue stick (BYO if you don’t want to wait)
2/0 saw blades
Sanding sticks
Agate burnisher
Optivisor or other magnification
Battery-operated or rechargeable work station lighting
eye protection
dust mask
OPTIONAL STUDENT SUPPLY LIST
Chain for pendant
Small faceted or cabochon stone
Instructor Email Address: jenny@jennyreeves.com
Instructor Website: http://jennyreeves.com/
Class Description
In this project-based class students will learn to build layers of fused texture and bond 24K keum-boo to create a mosaic that looks like parched desert landscape.
We’ll break Argentium sheet into bits, fuse them to a base sheet, then layer fused filings and keum-boo to create contrast and highlight the different textures.
A bezel-set stone may be added as a focal point.
This project can be adapted to different skill levels – beginners can learn command of fusing basics, advanced students can add elements like wires, cut-outs or distinctive bails.
Beginners should have basic experience with the torch, saw and flex-shaft.
